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La CroixilleMayenne

A town in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, home to 629 people.

Is La Croixille a good place to live?

La Croixille isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.

La Croixille’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
La Croixille’s story

No historic monuments in La Croixille

The Culture ministry lists no building in La Croixille as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Croix du cimetière, in Luitré-Dompierre, 6.6 mi away.

38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Croixille.

Who lives here

Children make up 22% of La Croixille, above Mayenne’s towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 19% of the town, below both Mayenne’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 17% have a degree. Half of La Croixille is older than 40.2, half younger.

40.2median age
La CroixilleMayenne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma29%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in La Croixille
La CroixilleMayenne medianFrance median
Under 1522%16%17%
15–2411%10%11%
25–4423%20%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+19%27%22%
No diploma29%24%19%
CAP or BEP32%29%26%
Baccalauréat19%17%18%
Higher education17%25%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in La Croixille than in Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 3.7%

Unemployment stood at 5.8%, below Mayenne’s towns (6.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Jobs located in La Croixille: 150, for 300 residents in work (0.5 each). 13.9% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in La Croixille, 0.5 per working resident
5.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,570
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
14%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in La Croixille than in Mayenne’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.58/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in La Croixille from July 2023 to June 2026: 27 houses and apartments.

€7.58/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

La Croixille€7.58/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Mayenne median€9.49/m²
€7.58/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.82 to €9.89/m² a month)
€6.91/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about La Croixille

12pages on La Croixille

Landmarks

Nothing in La Croixille is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from La Croixille

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Croixille yet.

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La Croixille’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Mayenne →
ErnéeVitréLoiron-RuilléArgentré-du-PlessisÉtrellesVal-d'IzéErnéeVitréLoiron-RuilléArgentré-du-PlessisÉtrellesVal-d'IzéLa Croixille
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
La Croixille629—————
Ernée5,4998.6A+AB−A−
Vitré Ille-et-Vilaine19,3659.1AC+B−A−
Loiron-Ruillé2,75811—A−—A
Argentré-du-Plessis Ille-et-Vilaine4,63311—B—A+
Étrelles Ille-et-Vilaine2,70312—B—A−
Val-d'Izé Ille-et-Vilaine2,62012—A−—B+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About La Croixille

Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire

La Croixille is a commune of 629 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Ernée. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.

Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries

Population
629 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Ernée
Département
Mayenne (53)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
7.8 sq mi (20.2 km²)
INSEE code
53086

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.